Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee
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Charles Edward McGee (1919- )
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James Lloyd Jackson (1920-2008)
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Terence A. Todman (1926-2014)
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Isola Jones (1949- )

Explore Global African History

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(1906) Isaka Seme, “The Regeneration of Africa”
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[King Magi] The Black Magus (ca. 1350- )
Old Fort at El Caney
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Battle of El Caney, Cuba (1898)
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Tatiana Silva (1985- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Greece and Egypt: How a Single Coin Reflects an Ancient and Enduring Relationship
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The Black Laws of Oregon, 1844-1857
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Roman Slavery and the Question of Race
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Africans, African Americans, Great Britain and the United States: The Curious History of the Rio Pongo in the Early 19th Century

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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